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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04
THE TURF.


NEW YORK. June 3.-The first of the
Brighton Beach races of to-day-for
maiden three-year-olds and upward
five furlongs, Nil Desperandum won;
Racquet, second: Harvard, third. Time:
'104t.
three-quarters of a mile, was won 10y
Glenbrook; Chatter, second; Mary Ham
ilton, third. Time: 1:l7.
The third race, for all ages, three
quarters of a mile, was won by Bram-
bleton; Tipsy, second; Armstrong, third.
Time: 1:l6I.
The fourth race, all ages, a mile and n
quarter. was won by Barnum; Ernest,
second; King b., third. Time: 2:124.
The fifth race. for beaten horses, sell
ing allowances, seven furlongs, Standi-
ford Kellar won; Susie Forbes, second;
Hermitage, third. Time: 1:30l
The sixth race, for beaten horses, sell
ing allowances, seven furlongs, Leloges
won; Keokuk, second; Holder, third.
Time: 1914.
day of the Latonia Meeting the track
was still heavy. The attendance was
good. The first race, purse for three
year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs,
Handy Andy was an easy winner;
Louise, second; Kinsington, third. Time:
1:37.
The second race, purse for three.
year -olds, one mile, Catalpa won, Rose,
second; GaIatia, third. Timer :5e.
The third race, purse for two-year-
olds, five furlongs. Badge won; Jack
Cocks, second; Halle b., third. Time:
1:0S4.
The fourth race, IA purse free handi-
cap, "A mile and seventy yards; Panama
was an easy winner; Dad, second; Sour
Mash, third. Time: 1861.
The fifth race, Latonia stakes for three
year-old tilhes, mile and quarter
around the turn there was a close bunch,
but Mary and Unite left the others and
made an exciting race TO the wire,
Unite winning by three lengths; Mary,
second; Linda, third. Time: 2:204.
LpNDoN, June o.-lle race LOT tht
Whitsuntide Plate of 5000 sovereigns,
for two-year-olds, was run with nine
teen starters. Douglas Bairds bay filly
Briar Root won by a neck; Lord Sect
lands bay colt by lsonomy, out of Ellen
grivan, was second, and the Duke OF
Portland's bay colt Ayrshire was third,
and only a head behind.
Douglas Baird also took the Electric
stakes for three-year-olds, at Sansdowr
Park to-day, with his bay colt Wood
land. The stake was plate and valued
| at 1000 sovereigns.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04
MUST RETURN To WORK.
knights of Labor Pronounce the COks
strike UnjustihabIe.

knights Of Labor Pronounce the Coke
Strike UnjustifiabIe.
PITTSBURG, June 3.-Members of the
Knights of Labor Executive Board, who
have been investigating the strike in the
coke regions, have forwarded their re-
port to the general board. They find that
the strike is illegal, and recommend that
the members of the Knights of Labor re-
turn to work. and also sustain the UNI
pire in his award. They say the repre-
sentatives of the workmen themselves
presented the case in such a way as to
warrant the umpire in arriving at his de-
cision. They make no peremptory order
to return to work but say the Knights of
Labor must abide by the decision and
wait until some future conference to Sc
cure the advance wages to which they
are justly entitled. The trouble is at
tributed to the fact that there are two
distinct organizations in the coke regions
and that concert of action is almost i'm
possible. 1t is believed that the Knights
of Labor men will go to work again.
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EVICTIONS.
BRUTAL SCENES AT B0DYKE.
threatening Tone of the Russian Press Eneand
Must Proceed Carefully about Aishanistan
Guarantees Ma, be Required

DUBLIN. June 3.-The evictions at
Bodyke still continue, and the ten
ants are Offering all opposition in
their power to the sheriff and his guard
of police and troops, and find various
means to seriously annoy the officers.
In some of the houses, from which occu-
pants were To be evicted, cayenne pepper
was burned. the fumes of which nearly
choked the bailiffs. Boiling water was
also thrown from windows upon the
evicting force. At two houses. where
evictions were effected, collisions oc-
Cured between the police and the people,
and a number of arrests Were made.
When the sheriff's force arrived at the
house of tenant named Lyddy, and or
dered the family to leave, a daughter of
Lyddy threw an iron hoop at the bailiff
who attended the door. The hoop missed
the bailIff, but struck a police inspector
The girl was arrested. A brother of the
girl was arrested for melting the crowd
to violence against the police. Another
daughter of the tenant, who denounced
the treatment her family were receiving,
was struck by a policeman and felled to
the ground. This maddened the crowd,
and they advanced for the purpose Of at
lacking the officers. Michael Davitt,
who was present at the evictions, pleaded
with the people not to Use violence, how
ever. and he barely managed to avert a
collision
After the Lyddy family had been evict-
ed the police made an attack upon the
house of a man named Mcnamara,
which was strongly fortified. Crowbars
were used and a hole was made through
the wall. McNamara's wife and chill
dren were in the house and cried piteous-
Iy until Davitt shouted words of COM
fort to them. Mcnamara was arrested
for pelting the bailiffs. The bailiffs
smashed the furniture of the house out
of pure malice.
The force, after leaving this house,
proceeded to that occupied by tenant
named Hussey, for the purpose of eject
ing him. 1t is thought the police have
extremely warm work before them.
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JAMES +. HOBART,
of InterIachen, Fla.
Some Pressing Questions.

Editor ~ the PdldfIid NeiDs.
PALATKA, FLA, June 3.
/ should like 10 inquire through the
columns Of your paper the following;
Why is il that the Putnam County
Board of Health, seconded by the city
authorities, does not appoint quarantine
inspectors, who shall board all trains
and steamboats, at distance OF at least
fifty miles from Palatka, in all directions,
and examine each passenger and said
passengers ticket, and II from an infected
district or from district supposed 10 be
infected, said passenger be not allowed
TO come within ten miles OF this, the city
Of Palatka?
Why is il that no action Is taken 70
purify Newtown and other suburbs i'm
habited by a class proverbially careless
of all sanitary and personal cleanliness
What would bc the after effects upon
PaIatka should an epidemic sweep
over it?
All the above queries are respectfully
submitted to the powers that be, and
who will be undoubtedly responsible for
any calamity that may overtake our
city through their inattention or care
Iessness. 'MANo."
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WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
The Postmaster General Does not Know
What the Presidents Plans Are.

The Postmaster General Does not Know
What the Presidents Plans Are.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Postmaster
General Villas said, TODAY, that he did
not desire to be quoted with regard to
the publication yesterday in a Philadel-
phia paper purporting to give the Pres
idenfs plans for an extended Western
trip, as it concerned the President alone;
but that he would deny the truth of the
article so far as it said that he the Post
master GeneraD was cognizant of such a
programme. He was not aware. nor
had I've any intimation, that the Presi-
dent had made plans, or contemplated
a Western trip, and he was of the opin-
ion that the President had no such in
tention.
The dispatch to which reference is
made is as follows:
.sPHILADELPHIA June "A Washing
ton dispatch says that Mr.. Cleveland's
that city in the fall will be kept, and
that the visit will only be compara-
lively small feature of AN extensive
trip which he has been planning and
arranging for, which will be consum-
mated on his return to Washington.
Politicians have urged this Western
trip upon the President as a matter of
policy, and Mrs. Cleveland has persuaded
him INTO making it as a matter of pleas
ure. The President has been embarrassed
by his slight personal knowledge of the
West and has determined to visit the
Pacific Coast. and possibly Alaska. He
will leave Washington early in August
and probably remain away until Octo-
ber. He will travel in special car at
his own expense, accompanied by the
members of his immediate Household d
and two er three Cabinet officers.
The principal cities in the line of the
route will be visited and it is the Presi-
dents plan to go as far as Portland, Ore
gon. He has been told that the trip to
Alaska will be a violation of precedent
and if he concurs in that view Mrs.
Cleveland will make trip to that terri
| tory while the President and Colonel La
mont are camping in the Yellowstone.
administration men say that each
step of the journey will have a beneficial
| effect on the fall elections, but whatever
| the Presidents views on this subject are
he seems desirous of making this trip in
order to please his wife's love of travel.
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The National Health AuthOri-
ties Feel Apprehensive.
Waiting for an Appeal From Florida
for Assistance.
jacksonville Takes Strict Measures TO Protect Her
self from Refugees Sanford Sends Mes
seneers to Sanford and
Plant City.
Special tO the Pdldthd NeIrs.

Special to the PuIdtEd Ne,rs.
KEY WEST, FLA, June 3.-There
We're three new cases to-day, one being
Mr.. Jameson, publisher of the Democrat.
He brought the fever on by eating two
mangoes. Ali the cases were removed
at once to the hospital.
Health Officer Sweeting furnishes
bulletin daily, which is anxiously
watched for
The theory that the fever was brought
here in bedding from Havana is causing
some excitement and Indignation. The
Equator calls on the Board of Health
for an explanation, i'm its evening issue.
The Olivette is anchored in the stream.
There are a few passengers on her, and
on the Carondelet. of the Mallory Line
from New York.
The Board of Health issued procIa-
nation calling on the people to assist the
authorities in the effort to prevent the
spread of the fever.
The unacclimated are especially
cautioned against all forms of
dissipation, avoid recklessness and
to recognize the danger of going
about the streets in which there was
fever, and to promptly seek medical aid;
and finally advised them to leave the
island when they can do so comfortably.
Householders having guests i'll are re-
quired to report the same promptly, for
| their own protection and the good of the
sufferer and safety of the community.
The proclamation is signed by j. w. ".
r. Plummer, Mayor, and j. T. Porter,
NJ. d., President of the Board of Health.
Many leave tonight via Havana.
Key Westers seem confident that only
strangers will be afflicted. Strangers
dread the idea of going to the hospital.
| The health officers are determined to
isolate all cases. No deaths to-day;
some expected tomorrow.
j. L. MORT, JR.
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STRINGENT QUARANTINE.
Measures Taken a IJacksonviI viIle-To Inves-
tigate Tampa.

Measures Taken a Jacksonville To Inves-
tigate Tampa.
Special Ia the PdIdtkd Netcs.
JACKSONVILLE, June 3.-The Jackson
vile Board of Health to-day adopted a
stringent measure to prevent the intro
duction of yellow fever into Jackson
vile. Two special officers will inspect
each southern train and closely scrutin-
ize the passengers, and all suspicious
travellers will have to exhibit health GER
tificates or be prevented from entering
the city.
Porcher L'Engle, a member of the
Board, left for Tampa to-day to investi-
gate into the true state of affairs there.
All mail coming from the infected
ports must be purified and fumigated.
CARTER.
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BURNED in HIS ROOM.
Tragic Death of IA Negro at Jacksonville
Could not Find the Door.

Tragic Death of IA Negro at Jacksonville
Could not Find the Door.
Special TO the Pdldtkd Nsus.
JACKSONVILLE, June 3.-Winnie Davis
is a well-to-do, thrifty colored woman,
who owns two houses on Market street
She kept dodgers and did fiourishing
business. Last night night at 12 O'Clock
while she was sitting at her sewing ma
chine, one of her boar,lers named Willis
Monroe came in and reported that he
had just been to a frolic, and after few
minutes conversation he retired to bed
About two hours afterwards Winnie
was aroused by cries of Fire" and
jumping up she discovered that portion
of her house occupied by Munroe to be
in flames. Frantically she aroused all
her boarders and they all got out in
time, except Munroe. who could be
heard hammering against the wall and
piteously calling for help. Efforts We're
made to rescue him but the flames
burned too fiercely and the unfortun-
ate fellows cries became weaker and
weaker until all was still, except the
HeTct TOstTlilS Oh tue HstIileS, WHICH
seemed to be exulting over their victim.
About this time the fire brigade ar
rived and soon had the fire under con-
troll.
The doors of Munroe's room We're then
burst open, and CHASTITY sight
presented itself to the firemen. There
lying on the floor PROSTATE on his
back, with his arms over his head. and
burned SO that the bones in both arms
and legs were plainly seen, lay the un-
fortunate victim. In his agony he had
completely overturned the wash-stand,
and other evidences in the room showded
the agonizing and desperate struggle for
life. 1t is supposed that, blinded by
smoke and frightened out of his self
possession, the poor fellow could not find
the door and was consequently burned.
The remains were buried to-day by
Undertaken Clark without any inquest.
Munroe was porter in the employ of
MUMMY, Stockton & Knight.
Hunters saw mill, on the outskirts of
the city was struck by lightning this af
ternoOn. The fire was extinguished be-
fore much damage wasssdone.
The Knights of Pythias have appoint
ed a committee to invite plans and speci-
fications and suggestions for a new lodge
building. CARTER.
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adjournment the chairman of the En-
tral figure of the scene. With great
bundles of enrolled bills in their arms
they rushed here and there from the
committee room to the enrolling desk,
in the Enrolling Clerks room and from
the Governors office back to the Senate
and House.
During the intervals of waiting for the
bills to be brought up for signatures each
house took a temporary recess and with
some member in the chair manufactured
more fun in five minutes than they had
laws during the entire session. Resolu-
officers and attaches We're offered and
adopted and the final official acts of
the two houses We're performed
with prompt alacrity so as to
get through by the time the law pre-
scribed. All the important pending leg
islation required by the provisions of the
Constitution, according to- the state
ments of the committees charged with
the duty of selecting and urging the
same, was successfully and carefully per
fected. Full lists, corrected by the rec
ord, will be sent for Sundays paper,
rather than to send partial and incom-
plete lists tonight, notwithstand-
ing some disappointment at the
future on the part of members to
get through special measures and the
fact that a large number of bills remain
on the calendar unfinished, a general
sentiment of satisfaction prevails among
the members, and it will be gener-
ally admitted that the Legislature of 1887
was a hard working, well appointed
and thoroughly satisfactory body, and
its work will be found to compare most
favorably, notwithstanding the extraOr-
binary circumstances surrounding it,
with that of any similar body that ever
met in Florida.
A large number of citizens and
strangers, including many ladies', were
present during the last hours of the ses-
sion and as the clock stood ON the
stroke of twelve the doors of the Senate
chamber and Representative Hall were
flung wide open SO that the proceedings
in each could be, to a great extent, OBJ
served by those in the other, and almost
simultaneously the gavels of the Presi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
House descended with a resonant rap as
each presiding officer formally declared
their respective adjourned sine die.
CHOATE
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Discrimination against W hite Men.

ST. LOUIS, June 3.-A local paper
states that the Mobile and Ohio road has
drawn the color line in excursion rates
to the meeting of the Knights of Labor
in Mobile, August $. The tickets secure
the privilege to particular class, shut
ting out great crowds. The way this is
so that none but citizens of the African
race will be able to avail themselves of
the rate. This savors of unlawful dis
elimination against the white man but
it is argued that none but coIored men
will want to go to Mobile in August.
However, the ticket scalper is grumbling
and will probably take the case in hand
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04
Conversion Of the Russian Debt.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 3.-The Mos
COW Gazette announces that secret ne
gotiations have been going on between
the Russian Ministry of Finance and a
syndicate of European bankers headed
by the Rothschilds and have resulted in
an agreement for the conversion of the
Russian Credit Foncier mutual fives into
securities bearing A. per cent. interest.
This, says the Gazette, is the prelude TO
a similar conversion of all the Russian
debt. The Rothschilds, for ten years
past, have steadily refused to enter into
any dealings with the Russian Govern
ment. The Gazette is jubilant over the
result of the negotiations.
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n AWoman to be sold.

PADUCAH, KY, June 3.-In the city
court, yesterday, Mollie Jackson, a white
woman, was convicted of vagrancy, and
Judge Thomas ordered that she be sold
to the highest bidder for thirty days.
The sale will take place as soon as the
advertisement has been issued This is
the first judgment of the kind ever made
in this section, but it is not without pre-
cedent in other places in Kentucky.
Judge Thomas's action has met with a
great deal of unfavorable comment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Jno. y. Oliver,
Justice of the Peace of the District of
office by the President and his successor
appointed. Oliver disputes the Presi-
dents power of removal and asserts that
he can only be removed by the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia for
cause. He refuses to surrender his office
and continues to sign his name officially.
1t is probable the courts will have to
settle the matter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04
ENCOURAGING STATE OF TRADE.

Marked Improvement in Tone and Vol
ume Eysrywhere-Few Business Failures.
NEW YORK, June 3.-R. G. Dun &
Co. S weekly review of trade for this
week says the weeks talk has been MAIN
ly of speculations and hopeful pi ospects.
One fact of the week which is likely to
prove the most important is the large
absorption of money by the Treasury.
Reports are cheering as to the crops and
generally favorable as to the state of
business collections and the supply of
money. Copious rains dispel the
agricultural gloom in Wisconsin
crop prospects are made brighter
agement in Alabama. In Alabama the
most striking feature is that 1000 stores
and dwellings are being erected at Bir-
mingham alone, an operation that turns
the sole available wealth into fixed capi-
tai. Philadelphia jobbers reckon that
in spite of the May dullness their sales are
twenty-five per cent. above Aast years,
and it is not observed that a despondent
tone prevails anywhere. Speculation
i'm coffee has hoisted the price again re-
gardless of demand.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the week
numbers, for the United states, 125;
Canada, %; total, 80 failures against
115 last week, $50 the week pre-
vious. and IS, for the corresponding week
of last year.
Failures are steadily diminishing in all
sections of the country, especially in the
Western States, where the number for
this week is the smallest recorded for
years, the failures for the Pacific and
Western States being but - all told.
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Charge. against a Railroad.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Ex-Represent- 3.
ative George G. Cabell has filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, in
behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of
DanviIle, Va, detailed specifications of
the alleged violations of the law by the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Cabell explained the nature
of the charges verbally about fort
night ago and he has acted upon the sug-
gestion made by the Commission, at the
time, in filing the specifications.
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WHY THEY WERE EXCUSED.
Alleged Attempt to Corrupt Jnrors in the
sharp Case.

rhaTp Sase-
NEW YORK, June 3.-When the Court
of Oyer and Terminer opened, this morn
ing, for the trial of Jake Sharp there
were only eleven jurors in the box. Dis
trict Attorney MARITIME, to-day, corrobo-
rated the statements that attempts had
been made by somebody to fix the jurors
in this case and that was the reason for
excusing McLewee and Caldwell. He
also corroborated the report of an at
tempt to corrupt Mr.. Rupfel, of Harlem,
drawn in the first panel. To a reporter
MIR. Peter Mitchell, of counsel for the
defense said: ''When L make this state
ment you may depend on it that l have
proof of what l say, and you can bet
money upon it. The emissaries of the
District Attorney have been at work in
these eases, so as to give the impression
that the defendants have been attempt
ing to- fix the jurymen, that they might
lock them up. They succeeded in the
case of Alderman O'Neil, but we don't
propose that they shall in Sharps case.
1t is absurd to suppose that Mr.. Sharp
or anyone in his employ should
approach Mr.. Rupfel, as the District At
torney claims they did, or as was claimed
IN the O'Neil case. 1t is only an attempt
to prejudice MIR. Sharp's case"
The clerk of the court, after the pro-
ceedings We're opened, announced that
the witnesses present on the part of the
people were excused until Monday morn
ing, which definitely determines that
the actual trial of the case will not begin
before that time, even though a jury be
obtained before
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Viewed with Apprehension.

WASHINGTON. June 3--The yellow
fever outbreak at Key West is regarded
with much apprehension by the Marine
Hospital Service. Such relief has been
afforded in the supply of bedding and
medicines as the bereau is authorized TO
render but the adoption of radical meas
demic is not possible until the State au-
thorities call upon the National Govern
ment for assistance
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THREATS FROM RUSSIA.
Guarantees to BE Required from EnGiar
If Afghanistan Seized

Guarantees to BE Required from England
If AfShanistan rs Seized
ST. PETERSBURG, June 3.-The Moro
Vremyd says that Russia never agreed
to regard Afghanistan as outside of her
influence. There was only a converse
tional exchange of views during Russia's
Cavia campaign. Since that time a great
change has taken place, and Russia has
become "A neighbor of Afghanistan. The
paper says:
We can only suppose that England
cherishes an intention to profit 10y the
present disorders in Afghanistan
to become the mistress of the
country. In that case Russia would
demand serious guarantees that
England's proximity would not embar-
rass Russia's position in Central Asia
and, if England refused to give the
guarantees, Russia would take measures
regarding the Afghan frontier provinces
which she deemed expedient, and would
not be concerned whether they Were
agreeable TO England or not.
The Ndrosti says England is mistaken
in neglecting to conciliate Russia. If
the Ameer is overthrown, says this
paper, England will implore Russia S
help.